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Apple Wallet shows UK bank balances | Mercedes Pay turns cars into payment tools | Meta eyes AI, smart glasses for metaverse boost
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Microsoft to offer AI assistant to top clients from Nov. 1 | Cisco’s record $28B buy: Acquires cybersecurity firm Splunk | Apple, Goldman halt iPhone stock-trading plan amid market shift
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Visa launches Visa cross-border solutions | Citi joins blockchain bond exchange | Franklin Templeton files for Bitcoin ETF
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LSEG examines blockchain for digital cross-asset ecosystem | JP Morgan explores deposit tokens | Apple releases patch after Pegasus breach
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Elon Musk’s X gets payments licenses in 7 US states | OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Enterprise | Google prices AI in Gmail at $30/user/month for big firms
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Goldman mulls selling wealth unit in revamp | Yahoo buys CommonStock | Citi notes surge in digital asset adoption
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PayPal’s new CEO faces these 3 big challenges | Meta, OpenAI &Anthropic A.I. models all make stuff up | Sotheby’s sued over Bored Ape NFT sales
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PayPal rolls out stablecoin backed by U.S. Dollar | UBS ends state guarantee granted over Credit Suisse rescue | SEC to appeal Ripple case
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Apple Card Savings reaches $10bn in deposits | Revolut suspends U.S. crypto platform | Deutsche Boerse Group acquires FundsDLT
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JP Morgan confirms Germany neobank expansion | Goldman Sachs wants out from Apple Card partnership | NatWest CEO steps down over Nigel Farage row
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Microsoft puts a steep price on AI-powered Office Copilot | Apple is testing a ChatGPT-like chatbot | Nasdaq shelves plans as digital asset custodian
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Ripple notches landmark win in SEC case | Meta to release commercial AI model | Revolut loses $20m to fraudsters
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Meta’s Twitter rival Threads explodes to 70m signups | FIS sells Worldpay to PE firm GTCR | Financial firms line up spot bitcoin ETF applications
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Visa snaps up banking platform Pismo for $1B | Mastercard launches network for tokenized bank deposits | GenAI pushes Nvidia market cap past $1T
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Deutsche Bank applies for Digital Asset license | ChatGPT plans app store for AI software | AWS is investing $100 million in generative A.I. center
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BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF in push into crypto | Nasdaq to acquire software firm Adenza for $10.5B | Big banks are talking up generative A.I.
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Apple announced its first major product: The Vision Pro | Recurring payments are coming to Apple Cash | US SEC crackdown on Coinbase & Binance
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How to get the most out of ChatGPT | JPMorgan is developing a ChatGPT-like A.I. investment advice | Revolut faces UK banking license rejection
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT app for iOS | Google, Meta, and Amazon’s next frontier: AI-generated ads | Meta unveils its first custom AI chip
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Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino new Twitter CEO | Google reveals important AI updates | Goldman finds 26% of family offices invest in crypto
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Apple nets $1 billion in deposits | Investment fund created by ChatGPT is smashing the UK’s top 10 funds | JP Morgan scoops up First Republic Bank
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Twitter partners with eToro to let users trade crypto | JPMorgan CEO hails groundbreaking AI | Visa launches interoperable payments with PayPal & Venmo
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ChatGPT of Finance: Bloomberg is combining AI & FinTech | Google reveals its newest AI supercomputer | Bank are eyeing deposit tokens for B2B payments
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Sergio Ermotti returns as UBS CEO | Apple launches buy now, pay later service | Elon Musk & tech leaders call for pause in ‘out of control’ AI race
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Deutsche Bank is not the next Credit Suisse as panic spreads | Why a monster UBS bank scares Switzerland | Nasdaq crypto custody launch timing is Q2
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Silicon Valley Bank is shut down by regulators | Meta exploring a new social network that could compete with Twitter | WealthTech Radar 2023
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Apple crackdown on ChatGPT apps unlikely | Banking majors join JP Morgan in barring use of ChatGPT | FinTech giant Revolut reports first-ever profit
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JPMorgan restricts staff from using ChatGPT | HSBC estimate 5-10% of assets will be tokenized by 2030 | Euronext launches €5.5B bid for Allfunds
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Tech giants ramp up AI development amid ChatGPT frenzy | Standard Chartered not for sale | Finastra explores sale of banking business
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Apple to launch BNPL feature | Google is investing $300M in an OpenAI challenger | JP Morgan promotes bank deposit tokens versus stablecoins
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JPMorgan plans to launch digital bank in Germany | Monzo now has 7m customers | Google CEO promises new search A.I. features amid ChatSPG competition
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Big banks vs. Apple Pay: The battle for your digital wallet heats up | 10 ChatGPT3 FinTech predictions for 2023 | Stripe scores major Amazon deal
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Apple is the only tech giant that still hasn’t announced layoffs | JP Morgan UK fastest growing FinTech app | UBS Chair says blockchain unstoppable
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ChatGPT owner OpenAI projects $1B in revenue | Mazars suspends all work with crypto clients | Microsoft buys near 4% stake in London Stock Exchange
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Goldman Sachs on hunt for bargain crypto firms after FTX fiasco | Deutsche Bank partners NVIDIA for AI push | Vanguard quits net zero climate effort
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Bankrupt FTX’s new CEO outlines complete failure of corporate controls | BlackRock’s FinTech foray | Revolut races past 25m retail customers
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Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy | Meta to lay off more than 11,000 employees | Binance withdraws from deal to buy FTX.com exchange
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Elon Musk begins mass layoffs at Twitter | UBS issues blockchain-based bond on SIX Digital Exchange | Meta soon to bring NFT Marketplace to Instagram
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Credit Suisse to slash 9,000 jobs, hive off investment bank | European FinTech growth cools down | Warner Bros launches Superman comic NFTs
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JP Morgan to tokenize euro deposits soon | Goldman Sachs crypto volumes are growing | Amazon launches home insurance comparison website in Britain
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Apple partners Goldman Sachs for savings account | Goldman’s Marcus facing uncertain future | Google partners with Coinbase for web 3 payment solution
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JPMorgan’s UK digital bank app outage | SWIFT completes tokenization interoperability trial | BlackRock launches EU blockchain ETF
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Payment innovations remain Apple’s top FinTech priority | Deutsche Boerse to issue digital securities | Digital Euro will not be available until 2026
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Goldman Sachs expands transaction banking to EU | Nasdaq to launch crypto custody service | Banks jump on the Metaverse bandwagon
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Goldman’s Apple Card faces mounting credit losses | JP Morgan acquires payments fintech to rival Stripe | Starbucks integrates NFTs into rewards program
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UBS scraps $1.4 billion deal to buy Wealthfront | Apple overtakes Android to pass 50% US market share of smartphones | Klarna losses quadruple
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Visa tokens overtake physical cards in circulation iCapital acquires UBS US fund platform DTCC’s DLT stock settlement system goes live
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Starling and Monzo beat high street banks | Apple strengthens its commitment to its finance business | Crypto derivatives volumes surge to $3.12T
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The FinTech startups Apple should buy next | Asset Managers bet big on crypto | SoftBank steps up asset sales from sinking portfolio
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FinTech valuations plummet by half a trillion | Google Wallet starts rolling out worldwide | Starling Bank reports first full year profit
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Apple’s Tap to Pay feature on iPhone launched | Stripe slashes valuation by 28% |Crypto lender Celsius Network reveals $1.2B hole in bankruptcy filing
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Meta to shutter Novi crypto wallet | Klarna valuation free-falls from $46B to just $6.5B | Metaverse to generate up to US$5 Trillion in impact by 2030
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Most prominent crypto hedge fund just defaulted on a $670m loan | EU agrees on crypto landmark regulation | The war for tech talents is only beginning
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New bank infrastructure launched by Stripe | Binance scores Cristiano Ronaldo for NFT push | China’s digital yuan wallet downloaded by 261m users
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Deutsche Bank installs app on bankers’ phones to track private messages | Crypto exchanges slash jobs | UBS CEO says digital euro not risky
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Apple sidelines Goldman Sachs & goes in-house for lending | Citigroup plans to hire 4,000 tech staff | Deutsche Bank calls Russia IT staff to Germany
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Klarna to lay off 10% of its workforce | US bill to ban China’s digital yuan from US app stores | Andreessen Horowitz raises $4.5B for crypto fund
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WhatsApp introduces commercial services as Meta seeks fresh revenue | New Apple Tap to Pay feature spotted | Klarna hits 150 million users
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Instagram to start testing NFTs | Visa, Google bring virtual cards to autofill | More than $200 billion erased from entire crypto market
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Inside Elon Musk’s big plans for Twitter | Western banks prepare for $10B hit in retreat from Russia | EU accuses Apple of market abuse with NFC
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EU approves rules to police Big Tech platforms | Robinhood reports shrinking revenue | Fidelity will offer bitcoin as an option in retirement plans
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Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41.3B | Apple Pay surpasses PayPal as teens’ favorite payment app | Amazon not close to accepting crypto as payment
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JPMorgan CEO: Decentralized Finance, Blockchain are real | Citi estimates $13T Metaverse economy | Amazon renews Prime credit card tie-up with JPMorgan
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Apple working to bring more financial services in-house | Visa launches NFT program | Goldman Sachs is buying pension robo-advisor NextCapital
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Microsoft dives into Web3 with investment in ConsenSys| HSBC buys virtual real estate in sandbox metaverse | AWS plans £1.8B UK investment
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EU and UK open antitrust probes into Google and Meta | White House lays out ground rules for digital assets | EU to impose SWIFT sanctions on Belarus
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Deutsche Bank’s key Russian IT unit hangs in the balance | EU bars 7 Russian banks from SWIFT | Charles Schwab is prepping its first crypto product
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US puts banning Russia from SWIFT back in play | BNY Mellon to launch crypto custody platform | Crypto firms are tempting top talent away from Big Tech
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JPMorgan opens a bank branch in the metaverse | Amazon & Visa agree to end global dispute over credit card fees | NYSE moves closer to NFT trading
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The NFT ecosystem is a complete disaster? | BlackRock to offer crypto trading | EU, U.S. regulators tell banks to prepare for Russian cyberattack
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Facebook’s cryptocurrency venture to wind down after asset sale to Silvergate | Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ business lost more than $10 billion | IOC launches Beijing Olympics-themed mobile game with NFTs
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UBS re-enters digital wealth with $1.4B Wealthfront takeover | SAP to buy U.S. FinTech Taulia | Google Cloud launches dedicated Digital Asset team
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JPMorgan plots $12B tech spend to beat FinTechs | Microsoft to buy Activision in $68.7B deal | Facebook & Instagram exploring plans to make & sell NFTs
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China’s digital yuan app is getting ready | Banks tiptoe toward their cloud-based future | China’s Tencent builds stake in UK digital bank Monzo
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Goldman Sachs says blockchain is key to Metaverse & Web 3 | BNPL stocks tumble after U.S. watchdog launches probe | NFT invasion: Miami Art week
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Dorsey resigns from Twitter | Facebook’s executive in charge of cryptocurrency is leaving the company | Investors see looming NFT bubble
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Apple’s AR glasses will run Mac chips next year | Citigroup to create 100 roles in digital asset push | NFTs are so much more than JPEGs
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Amazon to ban Visa credit cards | Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange launches with Blockchain bond | NFT makers are trying to build the next Disney
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Twitter is building a crypto team | How NFTs create value | Cloud adoption in banking ramps up
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Apple’s disappointing quarter | Brazil’s FinTech Nubank valued at $30B files for U.S. IPO | Facebook launches crypto wallet with Paxos stablecoin
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PayPal in $45B bid for Pinterest | A Facebook name change could be a great idea — or a terrible one | N26 secures $900m – now valued at $9B
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Coinbase preps NFT marketplace | Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn website in China | Crypto could cause 2008-level meltdown, Bank of England warns
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Google abandons Plex banking play | Microsoft rolls out financial services cloud | Deutsche Boerse launches blockchain based post-trade platform
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Chase taps 10x for UK digital bank | Private Equity firm KKR makes first blockchain investment | Starling Bank takes its banking-as-a-service to Europe
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JPMorgan to replace US core banking system with Thought Machine | China bans all cryptocurrencies | Fantasy soccer NFT platform Sorare scores $680m
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JPMorgan to launch digital bank Chase in the UK next week | Goldman Sachs is GreenSky for $2.2B | Intuit confirms $12B deal to buy Mailchimp
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JPMorgan acquires 75% of Volkswagen’s payments unit | PayPal to buy Paidy BNPL for $2.7B | Facebook just announced its new Ray-Ban smart glasses
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Google to take chip production in-house | PayPal is exploring a stock-trading platform for U.S. customers | Microsoft’s Windows 11 launches Oct. 5
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Amazon enters Indian Wealth Management | Elon Musk unveil Tesla’s advanced humanoid robot | Horizon Workrooms: Facebook’s metaverse is a VR meetaverse
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Square to buy ‘buy now, pay later’ giant Afterpay in $29B deal |Short sellers doubling down on Robinhood | JP Morgan’s secretive UK bank project
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Amazon denies report of accepting bitcoin | SAP jumps aboard IBM Cloud for Financial Services | Microsoft names partner for financial services cloud
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Zoom is buying cloud contact center provider Five9 for $14.7B | Visa to buy UK payments firm Currencycloud | Square to build DeFi platform business
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Apple, Goldman plan ‘buy now, pay later’ service | Facebook Pay comes to e-commerce sites | JPMorgan, Goldman bet on tech to crack UK market
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Google plans FinTech move in Japan | Wise direct listing values giant at $11 billion | Revolut in talks with SoftBank for investment at $30B valuation
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Amazon sets a new tone as Jeff Bezos era comes to an end | JPMorgan takes 40% stake in Brazilian digital bank C6 | Mastercard buys Ekata for $850m
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Amazon acquires secure chat app Wickr | Visa to acquire Open-Banking Platform Tink for $2 billion | UK FinTech Wise set to list in London on July 7
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JPMorgan to acquire robo-advisor Nutmeg | Wise seeks direct listing in London | How influencers fit into Twitter’s plans to double revenue by 2023
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PayPal leads Mobile Wallet race| FinTech giant Klarna raises $639m at $45.6B valuation | State Street wades into digital asset space with new division
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The dismantling of bank brands by Big Tech | EU planning on launching 27 state-wide digital wallet | Sotheby’s to sell ‘first’ NFT in online auction
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Microsoft: Russian hackers hit 150 firms in latest cyber attack | Is Apple going crypto? | Google Cloud launches market data sharing service
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China bans banks from cryptocurrency business | JPMorgan plans to issue credit cards to people with no credit scores | The truth behind five ESG myths
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Big banks move into crypto services | Facebook Diem shifts operations from Switzerland to US | Where Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft & Apple are investing
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Twitter adds ‘tip jar’ to pay for good tweeting | WEF on blockchain use in capital markets | HSBC voice biometrics prevents £249m attempted fraud
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SAP sets up dedicated financial services unit | Walmart files for trademark for FinTech unit: ‘Hazel by Walmart’ | Microsoft buys Nuance for $16B
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Alibaba hit with record $2.8 billion fine in China | Google has long way to go to becoming anti-Amazon of e-commerce | Fintech billionaires revealed
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Credit Suisse lurches from one risk management crisis to the next | Banks face up to $10 billon losses in hedge fund | WhatsApp payment relaunch in Brazil